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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
6,936.6 Hectares Land registered under the Land Pooling Policy of DDA so far
Delhi Development Authority  has informed that the portal for participation in the Land Policy for 104 villages in Zone- L, N, K-I, P-I & P-II is open till 24.12.2021 and the status is as follows:
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Zone
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Number of applications received
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Land registered 
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K-I
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179
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239.6
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L
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1,514
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2,000.4
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N
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3,546
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3,372.8
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P-II
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1,408
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1,320.1
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P-I
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0
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0
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J
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2
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3.7
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Total
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6,649
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6,936.6
The present land policy and its regulations were notified on 11.10.2018 and 24.10.2018 respectively. As per the prescribed eligibility criteria, a minimum of 70% contiguous pooled land of the developable area within the sector, free of encumbrances, is required to make the sector eligible for development. DDA has informed that for greater participation, regular outreach programs are held with landowners and stakeholders to make them aware of the policy and its benefits. There is no proposal to amend either the land policy or its regulations. Further, DDA has informed that no land acquisition process has been initiated so far.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Government takes appropriate steps in consultation with various stake holders to make election process more accountable and transparent.
The Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today informed that as per section 13D of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the electoral roll for every parliamentary constituency shall consist of electoral rolls for all the assembly constituencies comprised within that parliamentary constituency and it shall be necessary to prepare or revise separately the electoral roll for both Lok Sabha and the State Assembly Elections as of now. Electoral rolls for conduct of elections to the urban local bodies and panchayati raj institutions are prepared by the respective State Election Commissions .
Presently, various State Governments and Union territories are using the electoral roll data prepared by the ECI for preparing the electoral roll for local bodies/ panchayat elections. As per article 243K and 243ZA of the Constitution, the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Panchayats and Municipalities vests in the respective SECs. Further, the electoral reforms are continuous and ongoing process and the Government after considering the various proposals/suggestions, inter-alia, one nation one voter list, take appropriate steps in consultation with various stake holders to make election process more accountable and transparent.
Prime Minister's Office
People affection and trust gives me energy to serve the nation: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed his gratitude towards love and affection of citizens. He was responding to the tweet by News Anchor, Ms. Rubika Liyaquat about people's enthusiasm on the Prime Minister's return from three nation tour.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“ये करोड़ों देशवासियों का प्रेम और विश्वास ही है, जो मुझे नई ऊर्जा से भर देता है और हर पल देश सेवा के लिए प्रेरित करता है।”
Ministry of External Affairs
Cabinet approves Post Facto the Agreement on establishment of Strategic Partnership Council between India and Saudi Arabia
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved Post Facto the Agreement signed by Prime Minister on 29th October, 2019 for establishment of Strategic Partnership Council between India and Saudi Arabia.
The Agreement will enable the leadership at the highest-level in both countries to meet regularly and monitor progress in the ongoing initiatives/projects under the strategic partnership. It will help identify new areas for forging strategic engagement and will define the goals to be achieved and benefits to be derived.
Benefits
The proposal aims to benefit the citizens with improved economic and commercial linkages with Saudi Arabia irrespective of any gender, class or income bias.
This Agreement with Saudi Arabia will open new avenues of partnership in strategic areas like defence, security counter-terrorism, energy security and renewable energy.
Ministry of Power
NHPC signs MoU with GRIDCO Odisha, for developing 2 GW Pumped Storage Projects and 1 GW Solar Energy Projects in Odisha
NHPC Limited, the largest hydropower development organization in India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with GRIDCO Odisha, Government of Odisha, for “Development of Pumped Storage Projects  and Renewable Energy in the State of Odisha”. The MoU envisages setting up Self-identified Pumped Storage Projects of at least 2,000 MW and Renewable Energy Projects  of at least 1,000 MW in the state.
The MoU was signed on 23rd June, 2023, by Executive Director , NHPC, Rajat Gupta and Managing Director, GRIDCO Limited, Trilochan Panda; in the presence of Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Energy, Govt. of Odisha cum Chairperson, GRIDCO, Nikunja B. Dhal; Director , NHPC Limited, Biswajit Basu; and other senior officers of both organizations.
AYUSH
International Standards for AYUSH Products
The Ministry of AYUSH has established Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy . The Pharmacopoeia Commission has published 645 standards of Ayurveda Single drugs, 202 compound Ayurveda Drug, 298 Unani single drug & 150 Unani Compound drug, 139 Siddha drugs & 1117 Homoeopathic Drugs standards are published in the form of respective Pharmacopoeias.
Ministry of AYUSH in cooperation with Ministry of Commerce and Industry has proposed to set up an Export Promotion Council  for medicines and products of Ayurveda, Homoeopathic, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Unani system and services of the AYUSH systems. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry  has been given the responsibility as a nodal agency for Ministry of AYUSH to coordinate with other Industry bodies and companies to develop a corpus for formation of AEPC as per the norms/ guidelines of the Ministry of Commerce.
The Bureau of Indian Standards  has taken the initiative to formulate International Standards in collaboration with the International Organization for Standardization . At the behest of BIS, a Working Group  on ‘Traditional Medicine’ has been created in the ISO/TC-215 ‘Health Informatics’.
Exclusive provisions for grant of license to manufacture Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani and Homoeopathy drugs are prescribed in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945, which are enforced by the State Licensing Authorities and their records are not maintained at the central level.
The details of AYUSH products manufactured/ sold during the last five years & Current year, State/UT-wise.
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Number of Products during the COVID-19 period
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Andhra Pradesh
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06 manufacturers for Ayurvedic Sanitizers and Ayush Kwath
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2
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Assam
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06 manufacturers for Ayurvedic Sanitizers and Ayush Kwath
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3
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Himachal Pradesh
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69
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4
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Jammu & Kashmir
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1 Ayush Kwath
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5
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Karnataka
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8787
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143 Sanitizers
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45 Immunity boosting products
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6
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Kerala
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139 Ayurvedic Sanitizers 39 Ayush Kwath/choorna/tab.
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7
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Odisha
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08 manufacturers for Ayurvedic Sanitizers and Ayush Kwath
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8
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Punjab
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12722
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9
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Rajasthan
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3554
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123 Sanitizers 541 immunity boosting products
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10
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Tamil Nadu
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11
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Uttarakhand
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86 formulations for immunity boosting
The Minister of State , Sh. Kiren Rijiju  stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM’s message on World Press Freedom Day
PM’s message on World Press Freedom Day
(Following is the text of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s message on World Press Freedom Day :
“World Press Freedom Day is a day to reiterate our unwavering support towards a free and vibrant press, which is vital in a democracy.
In today's day and age, social media has emerged as an active medium of engagement and has added more vigour to press freedom.”
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Functional Tap Water Connection
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, as per existing guidelines, a tap water connectionto a rural household is considered to be functional if the tap connection provides drinking water in adequate quantity , of prescribed quality  and on regular basis i.e. continuous supply in long-term.
As reported by States on JJM-IMIS, as on 7th December, 2022, out of 19.35 Crore rural households in the country, around 10.67 Crore  households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes and the remaining 8.7 Crore rural households are planned to be covered by 2024. The State/ UT wise details are at annexed.
During the functionality assessment exercise undertaken during 2021-22, it was found that in more than 95% households the water samples had values within the acceptable limits of pH values. Also, in more than 87%of the water samples from schools and 87% Anganwadi Centers,the free residual chlorinevalues were found not to be exceeding the norms.
“Water” being a state subject, planning, approval, and implementation of the drinking water supply schemes as per the JJM norms for quantity, quality, and regularity, lies with the respective State/UT government. The States/UTs have been advised to take action for further improvement in safe water service delivery, including at schools and anganwadis.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Gadkari says vehicle manufacturers should provide basic safety features in vehicles at minimum affordable price; releases World bank report which says large welfare gains can be achieved by cost-effective road safety interventions
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Sh. Nitin Gadkari has said that considering the social cause, automobile manufacturers should provide basic safety in vehicles at a minimum affordable price. Pointing to a recent study which states that if we succeed in preventing deaths in road accidents, we can save around Rs. 90 lakh per person, Sh. Gadkari also said it is essential that automobile manufacturers should further enhance safety features. The Minister was releasing the World Bank Report titled “Traffic Crash Injuries And Disabilities: The Burden on India Society”, prepared in association with the NGO – Save Life Foundation today.
Broadly, the Report says that road accidents are a tremendous burden to society and the nation, and states :
- Reducing road accident deaths and injuries can boost income growth
- Large welfare gains can be achieved from proven costeffective road safety interventions
- Road accident deaths and injuries strike down prime working age adults in low and middleincome countries.
Sh. Gadkari said road accidents are a public health issue and challenge in countries like India, and said his Ministry has been taking several measures to reduce road accident deaths by strengthening what he termed the “4Es” of improving road safety – Engineering, Education, Enforcement and Emergency care services. The Minister said the government is working with the World Bank on various projects, one of which is to streamline the road crash database that is iRAD.
Pointing out that one of the key findings of the report is that number of accident deaths are double in poor families as compared to rich ones, Sh. Gadkari said that, for the government, each death is precious, whether it is from a poor family or a rich family. Institutional reform, the Minister said, is very much needed, and it is very important to have a streamlined and robust and accessible legal, insurance and healthcare ecosystem.
The Minister said that recommendations of the report on safety of vulnerable road users, cashless treatment, improvement of civic and health infrastructures, penetration and compensation mechanism of insurance,post-crash response ecosystem and integration of stake-holders would help in revising the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act 2019 and Motor Vehicle rules.
The World Bank report comes even as the country is observing an extended first-ever “Road Safety Month” currently to build awareness of road safety.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
NHAI Focuses on Training to Enhance Engineering Measures for Improving Road Safety
Under the aegis of ‘Road Safety Week’ that is being observed from 11th - 17th January 2023, NHAI is focusing on creating awareness around road safety.
The authority is also giving a lot of emphasis on training of NHAI engineers in Road Safety Audit to enhance engineering measures for improving safety on the roads.
NHAI is imparting mandatory 15 days Road Safety Audit Training to its engineers. The completion of training has been made a key criterion for the promotion of engineers to the post of Manager and Deputy General Manager. During the year 2022-23, about 240 NHAI engineers have been trained at IIT Delhi, Central Road Research Institute and Indian Academy of Highway Engineers.
Apart from this, NHAI is also prioritizing deployment of technology to make highways safer. Advance Traffic Management System  is being implemented on National Highways and Expressways for managing incidents of road crashes and enforcement of speed limit and other regulations on highways. The ATMS has been implemented for around 3,000 km of National Highways. Further, ATMS is also being installed on projects under implementation such as Delhi- Mumbai Expressway. NHAI is also looking at leveraging GIS technology for analyzing drone videos and Network Survey Vehicle data for identifying safety issues on highways.
To propagate the cause of safer roads for all, ‘Road Safety Week’ is being observed from 11th to 17th January 2023. During the Week, various activities are being organised throughout the Country to create awareness among general public and to give an opportunity to all stakeholders to contribute to the cause of road safety. This includes various awareness campaigns related to causes of road accidents and measures to prevent them.
Ministry of Defence
4th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting between India & Philippines held in New Delhi
4th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting between India and the Philippines was held in New Delhi on March 31, 2023. The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence Shri Amitabh Prasad, while the Philippines delegation was headed by Assistant Secretary for Strategic Assessments and International Affairs, Department of National Defence Mr Pablo M Lorenzo.
During the meeting, both sides reviewed the ongoing bilateral defence cooperation and discussed effective and practical initiatives to further expand the engagements. The co-chairs reaffirmed their commitment to implement 2006 agreement concerning defence cooperation, based on mutual trust and understanding, common interest and shared values of democracy and rule of law.
Both sides agreed to initiate measures to enhance cooperation in Defence Industry and Technology domain and look forward to greater synergy in effectively deepening bilateral cooperative engagements across the spectrum. They discussed cooperation in multilateral forums and noted complementarities in their approaches to the Indo-Pacific region and decided to hold regular consultations on issues of mutual interest. The interest and enthusiasm towards strengthening the bilateral relations across sectors were appreciated.
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Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No.42/2023- Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No.39/2023-CUSTOMS , dated 1st June, 2023 with effect from 13th June, 2023.
In the SCHEDULE-I of the said Notification, for serial No.15 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
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Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of shareholding in Air India Limited, Air India Express Limited and Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited by Talace Private Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition of shareholding in Air India Limited, Air India Express Limited and Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited by Talace Private Limited.
The proposed combination envisages acquisition of 100% equity share capital of Air India Limited  and Air India Express Limited , and 50% equity share capital of Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited  by Talace Private Limited .
Talace is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. Tata Sons is an investment holding company, which is registered as a core investment company with the Reserve Bank of India  and classified as a “Systemically Important Non-Deposit Taking Core Investment Company”.
Air India is wholly owned by the Government of India. Air India, along with AIXL, is primarily engaged in the business of providing domestic scheduled air passenger transport service, international scheduled air passenger transport service, and air cargo transport services.
ISATS is engaged in the business of providing ground handling services at the following domestic airports i.e. Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mangalore and Thiruvananthapuram, as well as cargo handling services at Bengaluru airport.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Defence
Goa Maritime Conclave – 2019 Concludes
The Goa Maritime Conclave  2019, which was conducted by the Naval War College, Goa over 2 days concluded today, on 05 Oct 19 with an address by Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, who exhorted all the stakeholders to work together based on a strong foundation of mutual trust, cooperation and collaboration in the Indian Ocean Region, so as to secure the sea lanes and thereby the economies of the region.
The visiting Naval Chiefs also addressed the gathering and put forward their perspectives to the forum. On the side-lines of the conclave, Bilateral Meetings were also held to further build up on the bonds of friendship and discuss country specific issues. During the occasion, Vice Admiral AK Chawla, AVSM, VSM, NM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command also presented certificates to eight officers from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Vietnam who had attended and successfully completed the 4th Regional Maritime Security Course  of eight weeks, from 13th August to 5th October 19.
Some foreign Naval Chiefs and representatives also visited Goa Shipyard Limited , where they were taken on a tour of various ships and vessels under construction to demonstrate the shipbuilding capability of the shipyard.
The GMC 2019 which was inaugurated by the National Security Advisor, Shri Ajit Kumar Doval, on 4th October 2019, and attended by Chiefs of Navies and representatives from 10 Indian Ocean littoral countries, furthered diplomatic initiatives taken by India in the maritime domain, best exemplified by the Security and Growth for All  initiative, which has been enunciated by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Govt. making all efforts for ease of doing business in Fertilizer Sector
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri D.V Sadananda Gowda has said that NDA Government is making all efforts for ease of doing business in fertilizer sector so that it can be made Atmanirbhar in true sense and farmer community cab be served better.
Elaborating Various initiatives taken by the government in this direction Shri Gowda said the Department of Fertilizers has rolled out a More Farmer Friendly DBT 2.0 Version in July 2019 to improvise the existing DBT system and make it more user friendly. DBT 2.0 Version has three components namely, DBT Dashboard, PoS 3.0 Software and Desktop PoS version.
DBT Dashboards provide accurate real time information about the position of supply / availability / requirement of various fertilizers. It can be accessed by any general public at https://urvarak.nic.in
PoS 3.0 Software captures sale to different categories of buyers, generate sale receipts in multiple languages and provide soil health recommendations to the farmers to promote the balanced use of fertilizers. Desktop PoS Version is an alternative or added facility to PoS devices which is more robust and secure.
DBT in Fertilizers received 2  awards namely, “SKOCH Gold Award for Governance’’ on 25.9.2019 and “Governance Now” Digital Transformation Award on 6th November 2019.
Highlighting the efforts made by government to ease the supply network for fertilizersin the countryShri Gowda stated thatcoastal shipping as an additional mode of transportation has been promoted. For this the policy for reimbursement of freight subsidy for distribution of subsidized fertilizers through coastal shipping or / and inland waterways was announced on 17.6.2019 and 18.9.2019. During 2019-20, 1.14 LMT of fertilizers have been moved through coastal shipping.
Referring to cost fixation rules for urea units union minister said that with the approval of CCEA his Department vide notification dated 30th March, 2020 removed the ambiguities in the Modified NPS-III. This will facilitate smooth implementation of Modified NPS-III which will result in grant of Additional Fixed Cost of Rs.350/MT to 30 Urea units and grant of special compensation of Rs. 150/MT to Urea units which are more than 30 years old and converted to gas which will incentivize these units to remain viable for sustained production. It will also facilitate continued operations of the urea units resulting in sustained and regular supply of Urea to the farmers.